Pilot Eleazar Villafranca Jr., a 36-year-old father of three, died when the helicopter he was flying apparently came into contact with utility lines that cut across a field he was spraying with insecticide and fungicide.
Cedar Rapids school district asks families to reinforce safety guidelines at home
Federal officials will contribute about $4.7 million to build a new facility that will collect manure from dairies and beef cattle operations to make fertilizer and other products.
Plus, Republican will not appear on the ballot after Linn County GOP chair refused to certify results.
Children in northwest Iowa’s Rock Valley School District, which was hit hard by June flooding, will start classes next week in a new temporary facility that was built in less than seven weeks at a cost of $2 million.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa Democratic governor, held an “Investing in America” town hall Thursday in North Liberty where he highlighted efforts by President Joe Biden’s administration to create additional income opportunities for producers and entrepreneurs.
Cassell, who saw the African American Museum of Iowa through a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation, is leaving to join Voices Underground in Pennsylvania.
A Cedar Rapids man who had an outstanding warrant for domestic abuse, now faces 10 more charges for beating and sexually assaulting a woman because she didn’t do what he wanted.
A new state law changed the funding and operations of Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies; Gov. Reynolds said the changes will provide accountability and send more funding directly to schools
The Iowa Utilities Commission granted Summit Carbon Solutions a permit for its carbon dioxide pipeline system -- a move that was expected after the commission gave preliminary approval in June. But the company can’t start construction yet.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested this week on charges that he stole more than $130,000 worth of copper and motor windings from a company that rebuilds locomotive motors in southwest Cedar Rapids.
The model would create schools that serve K-2nd grade, and schools that serve 3rd-5th grade, and could begin to be implemented by fall 2025.
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